Explosion-engine.



PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

T. W. HEERMANS. EXPLOSION ENGINE. APPLICATION FILED 313.26, 1907.

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EXPLOSION-ENGINE.

Specificatior of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 26, 1907'. Serial No. 359,472.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THADDEUS W. HEER- MANS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Explosion- Engines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in engines, and the invention is shown as embodied in an internal combustion engine.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide an improved connection between the pistons of a multi-cylinder engine and the crankshaft thereof, to produce an exceedingly simple andcompact structure, as compared to the'power developed by the engine and to otherwise improve the construction and operation of engines of the explosive WP side elevation of an explosive engine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section, taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is avertical section, taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 illustrates a portion ofthe cross-head removed from the machine. Fig. 6 illustrates one of the yokes by which the rods of the pistons of two opposed cylinders are connected. Fig. 7 is a vertical section, taken on line 7-7-of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a cross-section, taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and 10 are transverse sections, taken on lines 99 and:1010, respectively, of Fig. 7. Fig. 11 is a cross-section of one of the pistons, showing its ports. Fig. 12 is a horizontal section, taken on line 12 12 of Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a vertical section, taken on line 13-13 of Fig. 12 Fig. 14 is a section, taken on the indirect line 14-14 of Fig. 1. Fig. 15 is a plan view of a bushing in which is formed the valve-seats for two adjacent cylinders and a device for distributing the vapor fuel to said cylinders. Fig. 16 is a side view of said bushing in place in one of the distributing branches for the vapor fuel, the branch being shown in section. Fig. 17 is a diagram illustrating the several in a four cylinder,

- full stroke, or 180 rotation of the crank-shaft driven thereby.

e. As shown in the drawings:Figure 1 is a- 7 positions of the rocker during a cycleof rota- I tion of the crank-shaft.

herein shown as embodied two cycle engine, to which it is best adapted, in which the cylinders are My invention is of each pair in alinement, and opposing each other, and with the pistons of the two cy1inders of each 1pair connected by a rigid rod constituting t the pistons of each pair of cylinders move in unison. The pistons of each pair of cylinders are separated, relatively to the positions thereof in their cylinders, the distance of a degrees relatively to the Each cylinder delivers animpulse at each rotation of the crank-shaft, there being four impulses from all the cylinders during one rotation of the crank-shaft.

Referring now to the details of construction of the engine herein shown, the same is made as follows: 5, 5, 5, 5 designate the-four cylinders of the engine arranged in pairs, one pair at each side of the crank-shaft, and the two cylinders of each pair dis osed in alinement with and opposed to eao other. The cylinders are furthermore distinguished as cylinders No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 for the purpose of better explaining the operation of the engine hereinafter. The pistons 6 of the two cylinders of each pair'are connected by piston rods 7 extending from one piston to the other, so that said pistons move in unison, one of the pistons of each pair moving outwardly to com ress its charge of ex losive fuel while the otlier connected cylin( er is moving inwardly through its power stroke. The said cylinders are supported on a main frame 8 extending transversely between the pairs of cylinders and comprising upper and lower members 9, 9 and 1ntegral, vertical struts 10 and 11 connected by webs 12. The saidframe is formed at its ends to provide feet 1.3 .by which it is supported from any suitable structure,'as t e beams 14 shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The cylinders are attached at their inner ends to the upper and lower members of the main frame 8 in any suitable manner, and said frames are provided with openings and suitable guides 14 through which the piston rods extend. The said upper and lower members of the frame close the inner ends of the cylinders and the guides constitute gas tight stuffing boxes or bearings through which-the Patented Sept.8, 1908. f

arranged in lateral pairs, with the cylinders e piston rods thereof, whereby ports 25, 25 locate main fraine, (Figs."'4 and 14).

piston-rod extends. 1 5 designates the crankshaftof the engine located between the two pairs of cylinders. Said shaft is rotatively mounted'm bearings 16, 16 provided at the ends of hangers 17 which are formed integral with and depend from the lower member of the main frame 8, (Figs. 1, 2 and-4). Said crank-shaft carries a balance-wheel 18, and is provided with a hollow crankin 19 made integral with. the cranks 20. aid crankpin is counterbalanced by counterbalanceweights 21 formed on extensions of said cranks. The connection between the piston-rods and the crank-pin of said crankshaft comprises a rocker designated as a whole by 22. It is made of general T-shape and comprises, in general terms,a cross-arm 23 connected centrally with a suitable sliding cross-head and at its ends with the piston-rods and a right-angle crank member 24 connected at its lower end with the crankpin. Said rocker and its connecting arts in the engine embracefeatures of nove ty and will be fully described hereinafter.

Each cylinder is rovided with two inlet d diametrically opposite each other, and two exhaust ports 26, 26 disposed in a like relation with respect to each other and located at oints in the circumference of the cylinder etween the inlet ports (Figs. 4, 9 and 10). Said ports 25 of each cylinder communicate through passages 27, 27 extending artially around the cylinder with a verticalinlet passa e comprismg'a portion 28 formed in the cylinder wall and the alined portion 28 formed in a chambered portion or casing 28 integral with the The inner or adjacent ends 28 of the inlet passages of the cylinders of each pair, formed in saidcasings 28 as stated, 0 en forwardly into valve chambers 29, 29 w "ch communicate with two branches 30. of a main supply pipe 31 for the-vapor fuel, controlled by avalve 32 The two branches 30 extend in opposite directions from the main supply ipe and each communicates at its outerend with the two valve chambers 29 of two opposed cylinders. Conveniently the two valve chambers 29 of the cylinders of each pair are formed in a single casing or head 30 integral with the adjacent end of the branch 30. Each two adjacent valve chambers 29 are located on opposite sides of a distributing chamber 33, W ich is-in open communication with the adjacent branch 30, and is separated from the valve chambers by partitions 34, 34. Said partitions are provided with alined openings to receivea bushin 35 (Figs. 14, 15 and 16), in the ends of whlch are formed annular seats 36 that are normally closed by spring seating valve disks 37. I The said valve disks are provided with stems 38 that enga' e suitable guides 39 formed inbonnets 40 wiich have screw-threaded engagement back to the casing with the ends of the casing 30 Spiral, expansively acting sprin s 4 1, interposed between interior shoulders of said bonnets and the disks hold said disks on their seats, while permittin them to open to admit charges of vapor fue structed as to direct any free liquid fuel which may drip from the upper valves of the pairs in a manner to prevent such fuel passing mto the lower valves and thence to the lower cylinders of such airs.

If such precaution be not provided the iquid fuel condensing from the vaporous fuel would fall into the va ves of the lower cylinders and destroy the uniformity of mixture in the several cylinders to such extent as to prevent the proper operation of theengine. The construction of the bushing by which this result isefiected is shown best in Figs. 14, 15 and 16, and is made as follows: The said bushing,'which is cylindric, is provided with a plurality of vertical and horizontal partitions 45, 46, respectively, the said vertical partitions radiating from the center to the outer wall 47 of the bushing. The said partitions or walls 45, 46 are arranged to form pockets 48, allof which open throu h the wall 47 of the bushing into the distriiuting chamber, (which surrounds said bushing) and alternate ockets 0 en through the upper and lower orizontafpartitions. There are thus formed a plurality of assa es from the distribu'ting chamber to t e va ve chamber, one

set of which opens to the lower valve cham ber 29 and the other set of which opens to the upper valve chamber, as indicated by the arrows in Fi 16. It will be seen that any liquid fuel winch falls from the u per valve into the distributing bushing mi; into the upwardly opening pockets upon the-lower horizontal partitions or wall, and from thence flows to the distributing chamber at a level, below said lower horizontal wall or partitions. Thus such liquid fuel is prevented from falling into the lower valve chambers, and the mixture of the vapor fuel, determined by the carbureting device outside of the valve 32, is

proportionally maintained in all the cylinders. The said inlet passages communicate with the innerendsof the cylinder in the manner indicated in Figs. 4 and 7, whereby the va or fuel is drawn into the inner ends of the cylinders, as the pistons move outwardly in their compression strokes, the inlet valves 0 ening at such times to admit the vapor fue from the distributing chambers associated with the valve mechanisms. The inner ends of the cylinders and the inlet passages between the valves and cylinders constitute charging pump chambers and correspond with the crank-chamber space of an ordinary two cycle engine, wherein the vapor fuel is compressed in thepower stroke of the engine and from which it is delivered under its own pressure to the outer or power end of the c linder when the piston has moved inwardly to uncover the appropriate admission or inlet port. As herein shown, the vapor under pressure is delivered to the outer end of the cylinderthrough suitable ports or passages which open through the outerends of the pistons, trally of the cylinder. The pistons are provided near their outer ends with oppositely disposed passages 50, 50 which are adapted to register with the inlet ports 25 of the cylinders when the pistons are at or near the limits of their power strokes. The passages 50 extend from the lateral faces of the pistons through the outer endsiof the pistons, and the vapor fuel, which is compressed in the inlet passages during the power strokes of the piston, is forced through the piston ports or passages into the outer ends of the cylinders, when the piston and cylinder inlet ports The pistons are provided at their outer ends with annular conical flanges 51 which surround the openings in the pistons through which the-vapor fuel is delivered into the outer ends of the cylinders, whereby the charges are directed centrally to the outer ends of the cylinders and are deflected back therefrom to force the products of combustion of the preceding exlosion from the cylinder through the exaust ports, which latter are uncovered by the pistons when thepistons are near the inner ends of their travel.

ports are opened before the inlet ports are The said exhaust uncovered thereby permitting the spent gases "of the'preceding explosion to partially es-- cape from the cylinders by their own pressurebefore new charges are admitted into thecylinders. As herein shown, and as conveniently arranged in the construction illustrated, the said rocker 22 is of bi-lateral construction, it comprising two like parts, each consisting of a cross-arm 23 and a centraldepending portion 24. The said rocker has a vertical movement in a plane parallel with the axis of the cylinders and a rocking or swinging movement on a horizontal axis. It is loosely connected at its ends with the piston-rods by means permitting slight endwise movement thereof relatively to said piston-rods. The connections between the ends of the crossarms 23 of said rocker and the piston rods will first be .described'and are made as fol lows; Each piston-rod 7 connecting the pistons of two alined cylinders, is divided, or

made of two like parts, which, are screwthreaded at their adjacent ends for connection: with a yoke or loop 62 having an opening 63' formed to provide upper and lower thus delivering the charges cen- I saidinner tube constitutes an oil guide surfaces. A block 64 is located in said loop and has horizontal guiding engagement with said upper and lower guide surfaces.

Pins 65- extend through the blocks 64 and through apertures 'n the adjacent ends of the lateral members of the cross-arms 23 of said rocker and constitute pivotal connections between the ends of sald cross-arms and the piston-rods. As herein shown, said pins, which are made of hardened steel, are hollow and longitudinally split (Fig. 8) and contain soft metal tubes"66, made of brass or like material. Tapered screw-plugs 67 have screw-threaded engagement in the ends of the inner tubes and serve to expand the tubes outwardly and expand the ends of the split hollow pins 65 into frictional contact with the walls of the openings in the crossarms, thus eflecting tion betweensaid split hollow pins and said cross-arms. Incidentally,- also, the brass or soft metal tubes constitute oil chambers which are fed through suitable oil passages. The openings of theyokes 62 are horizontally loner than said blocks 64, thus permitting t lae'ends of said cross-arms to move acrossthe planes of the axes of the pistonrods in the operation of said rocker, as hereinafter described.

A convenient construction permitting the rocker to reciprocate vertically and toswing vertically about a horizontal pivot is shown in Figs. 2, 3-and 12 and is made as follows: The inner or adjacent faces of thestruts 11 of the main frame are concavely rounded in a horizontal plane and constitute vertical guide surfaces for the outer convexly,rou'nded surfaces of a cross-head 7 O sliding vertically between said struts, Said sliding cross-head constitutes the sup ort for the pivot'of the cross-arm of-the roc er. The cross-head 70,

for structural reasons, is made of two parts or halves, one of which is shown inFlg. 5,

each part comprising an elongated guide member 71 having the convexly rounded guide surface referred to, and a semi-circuar socket member 72. 4 The socket members of the two parts, whenbrought together, constitute a bearing for the hollow pin or shaft 73 (Fig.2) which is rotatively mounted in said cross-head and extends beyond the sides thereof for non-rotative attachment with the central parts of the lateral members of said cross-arms 23, the cross-arms-being provided with openings to receive said pin. As shown in Fig. 4 the said hollow pin 73 is longitudinally split and contains a tube 74 made of soft metal, as brass, which latter is *expanded at its ends by tapered screw-threaded plugs 75 (Fig. 2) to non-rotatively fix said pin to the members of the cross-arm; The chamber which receives oil from passages 76, adapted for connection with suitable oil cups,- not shown. The lateral parts of the depending i cylinders &

or crank member of the rockerv are connected I nited in cylinder N o. 3 toi produce the power by a cross-sleeve 77 which surrounds'and has bearing on the hollow crank-pin 19 before referred-to. The said sleeve 77 is longitudinally divided and the parts thereof'are attached to each other and to the depending arm of the rocker by means of bolts 78, 78

which extend through lugs 79, 79 and into the lower ends of said depending member of the rocker, the whole constituting a suitable bearing box,

The pistons are so arranged in their cylinders as to transmit four driving impulses to the crank-shaft during each rotation of the shaft, or one impulse during each one-quarter of a rotation of the crank-shaft. After an explosion has occurred in one-of the cylinders, therefore, and the piston therein has traveledone-half of its stroke, the compressed charge in another cylinder is ignited and the piston therein travels through the first half of its stroke while the piston in the first cylinder completes thesecond half of its stroke and so on throughout the cycle of operation of the engine.

The arrangement of'the cylinders and pistons is shown in Fig; 4, and in Fig. 17 is diagrammatically illustrated the relation ofthe crank-shaft in various parts of its rotation to the positions of the connecting pins 65 of the cross-arm. of the rocker during one rotation of the crank-shaft. Owing to the direct connection of the two pistons of alin ed cylinders on each side ofthe engine, the position of one piston, of one pair, in its cylinder is directly opposite to the other piston of'said pair, relatively to the circle through which the crank of the crank-shaft passes and pistons of the other pair occupy similar relation to each other but intermediate the positions of the pistons of the first named pair. That is to say, when one of the pistons of one pair of is at the limit of its power stroke, the other piston of the cylinder of the same pair is at the limit of its compression stroke, while the two pistons of the other pair of cylinders are at mid-stroke, one traveling in wardly in its POWGL stroke and the other traveling outwardly in its com 'ression stroke. It will be seen, therefore, t at the power stroke of a given piston in one of the cylinders is followed by the power stroke of a piston in the cylinder of an op osite pair, the latter power stroke occurring in the middle of the power stroke of the first piston and. so on. The positions of the pistons are such, with respect to the crank-shaft, that the crankshaft is'ofldead center at the instant of the power stroke of all of the pistons.

In the'arr'angement of the engine, as shown in 4, the power stroke of the piston in cylinder N o. 1 is followed, at the mid-stroke of said piston, by the ton in cylinder N o. 2. At the mid-stroke of the piston in cylinder No. 2 the charge is igcated in Fig. 17.

the power stroke of'the pis-.

compressive stroke and the com ressedcharge is ignited to effect the secon power stroke of said piston. From the foregoing it will be observed that during the first half of the power stroke of cylinder No. 1 all of the pistons are traveling downwardly under the impulse of the charge just ignited in said cylinder N o. 1, and of the expanding charge in cylinder N o. 4, and that during this time the cross-head 70 .moves vertically in its guides and functions as an ordinary crosshead to transmit power to the crank-shaft. In like manner during the first part of the power stroke of the piston of cylinder N o. 3, the pistons all move again in the opposite direction, or upwardly, and the 'power is transmitted to the crank-shaft through the rocker acting as a cross-head. When, however, the piston of cylinder No.1 reaches its mid-stroke, the charge in cylinder No. 2 is ignited and its piston moves inwardly in its power stroke, the pistons of the two pairs of cylinders are moving 1n opposite directions so that the power exerted through said rocker to turn the crank-shaft is that of a lever rotating about its pivot 73; and it is during this period that the crank portion of .said rocker is oscillated. to turn the crank from one side to the other of its dead center. So, also, when the piston of cylinder N o. 3 reaches its mid-strokethe compressed charge in cylinder No. 4 is ignited and said piston makes its power stroke, thereby reversing the movement of one pair of said pistons, thus transmitting power through the rocker to the crank-shaft when the rocker is acting as lever. It will be observed, by reference to Figs. 4 and 17, that the cross-head reaches the upper and lower limits of its movement when the cross-arm is swinging upon its pivot and while the crank-pin is passlng through its dead center. It will be furthermore observed that the neutral or dead positions of the pistons occur when thecrank-pin is ofi of dead center, about forty-five degrees ofi of dead center, as herein shown. By reason of the vertical movement of said rocker, combined with its oscillating movement as described, the ends of said rocker are shifted alternately inside and outside of the planes of the axes of the cylinders, thus describing approximately an elongated figure 8, as indi- The letters of reference applied to Fig. 17 at the ends of the cross-arms and at the points on the circle representing path of the crankindicate corresponding positions of the crank and the ends of the cross-arms in the different parts of one cycle ofthe crank-shaft, the indicated pointson the crank-shaft being located 45 degrees apart.

tionary part of The valve 32 in the main supply pipe for the vapor fuel is controlled by a suitable governor, of the balance wheel type, asherein shown. The valve comprises a suitable bushing 85 fitted within the supply pipe at the junction thereof with the branches 30, and provided with a plurality of ports 86 through which the vapor fuel passes to the said branches. The valve closure comprises a hollow cylinder 87 that fits closely within the bushing and is movable longitudinally of said bushing to cut offand open the ports 86 more or less as desired. The ports 86 are made wide at their outer ends and restricted at their inner ends so as to restrict the flow of vapor fuel therethrough when the engine is running under light load or tends to overrun, while providing an ample supply when the engine is working under a heavy load. The said closure is attached to one end of a horizontally sliding governor rod 88 that is connected at its other end to the upper end of a vertically swinging lever 89, The latter le ver is pivoted near its upper end to a stathe engine, as the exhaust pipe, by a pivot pin 90. The lower end of said lever is forked and sets astride a grooved collar 91 that is keyed to but slides endwise of the crank-shaft, and the fork-arms are provided with lugs 92 that enter the groove of said collar. Said collar is shifted on the shaft to control the valve closure 87 by centrifugally operating levers 93 connected with the collar and pivoted between their ends to studs 94 carried by the balance-wheel, all opor inoperative erating'in a familiar manner to throttle the valve upon excessive speed of the engine. The levers are normally held in their normal positions by springs 95 interposed between the levers and the balancewheelrim and surrounding rods 96 extending between said parts.

Lubricating oil is distributed from the oil chamber Within the hollow pivot pin 73 of the rocker to the crank-pin bearing and the pivot bearings at the outer ends of the cross-arms of the rocker through oil pipes or conduits 98 and 99, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The engine is otherwise equipped with oil passages suchas are required to properly lubr1- the piston operates,

obvious furthermore that my invention may be embodied in engines of other types and that many structural details of the illus trated embodiment of my invention may be varied, and I' do not wish to be limited to such details, except as hereinafter made the subject of specific claims. Y

I I claim as my invention 1. In an explosive engine, the combination with four single acting power cylinders arranged in lateral pairs, the cylinders of each pair opposing each other and spaced a dis tance apart greater than the stroke of the I pistons, pistons therein and piston rods connected with said pistons, of a crank-shaft having a single crank-pin and a rocker for transmitting power successively from all of said cylinders to said single crank-pin to rotate said shaft.

2. In an explosive engine, the combination with four single actingpower cylinders, their pistons and piston rods, each cylinder formed at its outer end to provide an explosive chamber and at its inner end to form a charging pump chamber in connection with which the piston operates, said cylinders being arranged in two lateral pairs with the cylinders of each pair opposing each other, the piston rods extending through the ends or heads of said charge pump chambers, of a crank-shaft having a single crank-pin, a

rocker comprising an arm having rotative bearing with the crank-pin and a cross-arm the ends of which extend between the cylinders ofeach pair and are connected with the piston rods, the cylinders of each pair being located a distance apart greater than the stroke of the pistons.

3. In an explosive engine, the combination with four single acting power cylinders, their pistons and piston rods, each cylinder formed at its outer end to provide an explosive chamber and at its inner end to form a char ing pump chamber in connection withwhic the piston operates, said cylinders bemg arranged in two lateral pairs with the cylinders of each pair opposing each other, the piston rods extending through the ends or heads of said charge pump chambers, of a crank-shaft having a single crank-pin, a sliding crosshead, .a rocker pivotally mounted on said cross-head com rising an arm having rotative bearing wit the crank-pin, and-a crossarm the ends of which extend between the cylinders of each pair and are connectedwith the piston rods, the cylinders of each an being located a distance apart greater t an the stroke' of the pistons.

4. In an explosive engine, the combination with foursingle acting power cylinders, their pistons and piston rods, each cylinder formed provide an explosive chamber and at its inner end to form a char ing pump chamber in connection with who said cylinders being arat, its outer end to ranged in two lateral pairs with the cylinders of each pair opposing each other, and a transverse frame extending between said pairs of cylinders on which the cylinders are pistons and piston ro s, each cylinder'for'med at its outer end to provide an explosive chamber and at its inner end to form a charging pump chamber in connection with which the pistons operate, said cylinders being arsaid cross-head and having ranged in two lateral pairs with the cylinders of each pair opposing each other, a'frame extending transversely between the two pairs of cylinders upon which the cylinders are rigidly supported, and the cylinders of each pair being separated a distance apart greater than the strokes of said pistons, the inner ends or heads of said chargi pump chambers being composed ofiixe arts of the frameand the piston rods exten 'ng throu h said ends or heads of the pump chamber, 0% a crank-shaft having a single crank-pin, a sliding cross-head having sliding bearing in the ame, and a rocker pivotally mounted on rotative bearing with the crank-pin and having parts which are connected with said piston rods.

6. The combination with four power cylin I -ders, their pistons and piston-rods, said c L;

inders being arranged in opposing pairs, and a yoke connecting the inner ends of the piston rods of each pair of cylinders, of a crankshaft provided with a single crank-pin and a tween said piston-rods, and blocks adaptedto slide in said yokes transversely to the piston-rods to'which said cross-arm is connected. I

7. The combination with four power cylinders arranged intwo opposing pairs, their pistons and piston-rods, of a crank-shaft provided with a single crank-pin, a sliding cross-head'and a rocker comprising a crossarm pivoted to said cross-head and loosely connected at its ends with the piston-rods, and an angularly disposed member with pivotally which the crank-pin is rotativelyconnected,

the pivot between said cross-arm of the rocker and cross-head comprising a longitudinally slit hollow pin, a soft metal tube within said hollow pin and tapered plugs having screw-threaded engagementwi'th the outer.

ends of the tube;

In testimony, that I claim the foregolng as my invention I afiix my signature in the presence. of two witnesses, this 19th day of February A. D. 1 907. I v

THADDEUS W. HEERMANS.

Witnesses: I W. L. HALL,

GEORGE R. WILKINS. 

